The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-11-05
Mr. Rohert Tbomnson ,


Mr.. Robert Thompson, of Carroll, LIST dis
trict and Capt. D. P. Barnette teacher of public
school on the Frederick road, had wheelbarrow
bet on the late city election. Mr.. Thompson LOST
and paid the forfeit on Tuesday by trunding the
| Captain around in a wheelbarrow, to the great
amusement of those who witnessed the perform
| ance.
The pastor of Deer Creek NJ. P. Church, a
few Sunday nights ago, stirred up hornets nest
in his congregation by violently pitching into
some of the members, telling them they were not
Christians and that the church would be better of
without them. The trouble has been brewing for
some time and good deal of bitter feeling has
| been manifested.
The Changers of Baltimore county will
PROFOUND some questions on the subject of taxa
ton to all the candidates for the Legislature in
Baltimore county, and they will be expected to
answer before the day of election. 1t occurs to
that our Granger friends put this business off to
rather late hour. They will hardly be able to get
| any answer now.
| Revival services of unusual interest are
being held at Hunts M. E. Church, near Sher-
wood. The meeting has been in progress four
| weeks and large number of persons have pro-
| fessed conversion. The pastor, Rev. E. Mowbray,
| who is young man, having been in the ministry
but two years, is an earnest worker and very pop
| uar with his congregation.
ment of Baltimore, numbering upwards of thirty,
visited Ridgely Encampment No. Is, I. o. o. F.,
Towsontown, on Friday evening of last week, and
conferred degrees upon several members, besides
assisting in the secret work of the lodge. After
wards the visitors were conducted to Robinson's
restaurant where an elegant supper had been pro-
vided for them.
Mr.. Ephraim B. Almony, of Towsontown,
was stricken with paralysis on Saturday last, the
whole of his right side and his mind being affected
Since then his condition has been critical. Mr.
Almony was clerk for Sheriff Tracey and was
formerly clerk in the Offices of the County Commits
sioners and Treasurer. This is the second attack
he has had, the first one, few months ago, hav-
ing been very slight.
On Monday night last (Hallow-een) citi-
zen of Towsontown, thinking his gate would be
carried away, concealed himself near it, armed
with bucket of greasy slop, but no one came for
the gate and he had his little vigil for nothing.
The next night however, when he was not on
watch, the naughty boys came and carried the
gate away. 1t is hard to get ahead of the glded
youth of the present day.
Mr.. Thomas Talbot, who for many years
carried on the business of backsmithng at David
sonville, Anne Arundel county, died suddenly at
the residence of his son, in York, Pa, few days
ago, aged upwards of 20 years. He had numerous
friends and acquaintance in Baltimore county
whom he occasionally visited. He was an intelli-
one of The UNIONS oldest subscribers.
The Independent Democrats will have
ox-roast and mass meeting at White House, 9th
district, to-day. What they want to get away off
in that corner of the county for to hold affair
of this kind is mystery. Perhaps the Democrats
up there ore susceptible to the influences of
beef than they are elsewhere. At least both fac
tions of the party have thought it necessary to
have an ox-roast up there while other sections
have heen neplected in this respect
The Baltimore county Democratic Execu-
tive Committee held meeting at Towsontown on
Wednesday. The vote accepting the resignation
of Mr.. John S. Hays, member of the Committee
from the 18th district, was reconsidered and the
resignation was laid on the table. Mr.. Hays got
little "crooked" early in the campaign and
wanted to get off the Committee but he has since
thought better of it and now he is counted among
the faithful. "While the lamp holds out to burn"
&c.
The registered vote of Baltimore county is
1920 greater this year than it was in 1886 and it
is believed that about two-thrds of the newly reg
istered Republicans. The total colored vote
in the county is 2,4S1 and of this number the 9th
district only has 2. The 9th district has regis
tered vote of 5,09l, or nearly as many the End,
4th, 5th 6th 7th 18th and 18th districts combined.
The 18th district is next to the 9th in the size of
its voting population, the number registered being
1850.
at his residence on the Hartford road, in the Goth
year of his age For thirteen years he had been
a confirmed invalid from rheumatism He was
member of the Legislature from Frederick county
in 1860, and was among those whose arrest was
ordered by the Government, but he escaped to
Canada, disguised as cattle drover. Gen. James
C. Clarke, who was then resident of Baltimore
county, assisted Mr.. johnson in making his way
north.
About three years ago citizen of Towson-
town bought at a sale for taxes lot of ground on
Charles street avenue, near the city limits, for
which he paid S51. The sale was ratified in due
course of time and he received his deed. The
three years which the owner is given to redeem
property sold for taxes expired week ago and
the purchaser went to claim the property. 1t was
then found for the first time that the assessment
was an erroneous one and that no such property
existed. The purchaser, in addition to the S5l,
had paid three years taxes, amounting in all to
about S75. The county will no doubt refund its
share Of the taxes, &C., but he will have to get
bill passed by the Legislature to refund the State
taxes.